Michael B. Shannon, MD, FAAN, FACS, FACMQ, a Neurosurgeon with Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York
Get to know Neurosurgeon Dr. Michael B. Shannon, who serves patients throughout the State of New York.
A practicing neurosurgeon since 1980, Dr. Shannon has been a part of the team at Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York (BSSNY) since January of 2017.
With six offices throughout the state of New York, BSSNY offers brain and spine patients the expertise of academic surgeons in the environment, comfort, and convenience of private practice. Whenever possible, the team of experts uses non-surgical or minimally invasive surgical techniques to speed recovery and prevent damage to healthy tissue.
With vast experience in neurosurgery, Dr. Shannon specializes in providing surgical treatments for a range of conditions that affect the nervous system, with the scope of his practice focusing on: stereotactic cranial surgery tumors; cranial surgery for hematomas, abscesses, strokes, and aneurysms; complex complete spine surgery with instrumentation and fusions, including artificial cervical disc replacement, microdiscectomy – cervical and lumbar, anterior cervical fusions, minimally invasive spine surgery, endoscopic minimally invasive carpal tunnel surgery, and spinal cord tumors. He has been in private solo practice in neurosurgery since 1985, and also works with his son, Dr. Craig Shannon, Chief of Neurosurgery at Vassar Medical Center.
The doctor is board-certified through the American Board of Neurological Surgery, whose broad aim is to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards, and advance the science of neurological surgery and thereby serve the cause of public health. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN), a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and a Fellow of the American College of Medical Quality (FACMQ).
Prior to embarking on his professional journey, Dr. Shannon graduated with his medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and completed a General Surgery Residency at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He continued on and completed his residencies in neurology and neurosurgery at NYU Bellevue.
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. Neurosurgeons are doctors who diagnose and treat problems with the nervous system, often by performing surgery on the brain or spine. They treat strokes, tumors, certain types of birth defects, infections, and head or spinal cord injuries.
Outside of the office, Dr. Shannon enjoys traveling to Hawaii and spending time with his wife, Linda, and their three daughters, eight grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
Learn More about Dr. Michael B. Shannon:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/3455496-Michael-Shannon-Neurosurgeon or through Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York, https://www.bssny.com/about/our-doctors/michael-b-shannon-md/
About FindaTopDoc.com
FindaTopDoc is a digital health information company that helps connect patients with local physicians and specialists who accept your insurance. Our goal is to help guide you on your journey towards optimal health by providing you with the know how to make informed decisions for you and your family.
